Employee Empowerment (Leaving Cert Business): Flashcards
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Employee empowerment definition
Employee empowerment definition
Giving employees authority & freedom to make decisions
What employee empowerment fosters
What employee empowerment fosters
Sense of ownership and responsibility
Advantage: Speed of decision-making
Advantage: Speed of decision-making
Faster decisions without waiting for managerial approval
Advantage: Enhanced problem-solving result
Advantage: Enhanced problem-solving result
Higher customer satisfaction
Advantage: Greater job satisfaction cause
Advantage: Greater job satisfaction cause
Employees feel more trusted and valued
Job satisfaction result in empowered employees
Job satisfaction result in empowered employees
Boosted motivation and improved performance
Disadvantage: Coping with new responsibilities
Disadvantage: Coping with new responsibilities
Without training, employees struggle with added duties
Result of lack of training in empowerment
Result of lack of training in empowerment
Mistakes and increased stress
Disadvantage: Risk with untrained employees
Disadvantage: Risk with untrained employees
Poor decisions impacting business reputation/operations
Disadvantage: Loss of control result
Disadvantage: Loss of control result
Excessive supervision & lack of trust, demotivates staff